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2006 / Freaky power problem

« on: October 16, 2006, 05:02:22 PM »

QUOTE(krissel @ Oct 15 2006, 11:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Be sure to check the Apple doc cited by kbear as the routine varies according to your model of PB.



http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14449

Other things to consider regarding the printer and your adapter includes the possibility that the surge protector may be faulty.  Also if your removeable battery in the PB is not being recharged due to its being old or a flakey adapter, the PRAM battery will not be able to maintain its charge either. Most of those batteries only have enough charge to hold the date/time for 5-10 minutes if the removeable battery is not charging it or it is not on the AC.

Oh...the surge protector could be at fault even though the printer isn't plugged into it? It's plugged into the outlet, the same one the surge protector is plugged into. Hmmm...interesting. If it were at fault, wouldn't it cause other devices plugged into it to malfunction in some way? They aren't.

Thanks for the info about the PRAM battery.

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2006 / Freaky power problem

« on: October 15, 2006, 09:34:49 PM »

Hey Unca. The reason it said 1969, I just realized, is because I removed the battery when it first happened to see troubleshoot things.

I will try the PMU thing, thank you!

[My laptop told me it was December 31, 1969, 7:05pm.]

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2006 / Freaky power problem

« on: October 15, 2006, 03:36:27 PM »

Hello again everyone! I've come here with small problems...this is a big - and complex - one.

Wednesday night I was writing a paper. I used the restroom and when I came back my screen was black. I figured the power saver had come on...early. However I soon realized my computer had turned off. I tried to turn it on and I heard the hard drive's high pitch ramping up and the familiar little clicks, followed by the chime. Instead of the screen going to the white with the apple logo, it remained black. Suddenly the screen flashed and it powered itself down.

I tried this again...and again...and again. The exact same thing happened everytime. I unplugged everything, removed the battery and replaced it...tried again...nothing. An hour later I took it to computing services at my university. It turned on. HOWEVER, it took FOREVER to start up and suddenly a message popped up about how my time zone had changed...

My laptop told me it was December 31, 1969, 7:05pm.

What??? I took it back, plugged everything in, all was well...for 3 days.

My suspicion initially was my power adapter, as it's likely it has a short in it. I know I need a new one. But then today, when this happened a second time after the small move of a mouse, and I waited and turned it back on finally, it shut itself down as I plugged everything back in..."everything"  consists of a USB hub, printer, and iPod.

A week ago my printer wouldn't turn on. One day it was on...now it won't turn on. I disconnected everything so all that is plugged in to my printer is the power. It still won't turn on.

Now I'm feeling that maybe this isn't the power adapter. The outlet the printer is plugged into is the same as my surge protector. But the other devices plugged into the surge protector are fine.

This is really freaking me out! I am going to get other help but I thought I would also post this to see if something rings a bell for anyone out there. My dad thought maybe the equivalent of the C-MOS battery in a PC was shot. Is there such a thing in a Mac?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. THANK YOU!
~Alex

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2006 / PC users can't read my CD-Rs/DVD-Rs

« on: July 12, 2006, 07:29:56 PM »

So...recently, in the last few months, it seems that most PC users cannot read my burned CD-Rs/DVD-Rs. Their computer sees that a disc has been inserted but says nothing is not it. I can read them fine, and my software DOES finalize the session.

To my knowledge there is no setting in Toast (5.2.1) that would cause my Mac to burn the CD in such a way that only Macs can read it...if there is such a thing, how can I deactive it? Thoughts?

Thanks in advance!!!

~ixi